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HARRY W'. GORE, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

COIN-CONTROLLED APPARATUS FOR VENDING LIQUIDS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 502,561, dated August 1, 1893.

Application filed September 19, 1891. Serial No. 406,243. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY IV. GORE, a resident of VVashingtonfln the District of Columbia, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Coin-Controlled Apparatus for Vending Liquids, which improvement is fully set This invention has reference to coin-controlled apparatus for the automatic delivery of water, or other liquid, in certain determined portions.

The object of the present invention is to construct a device which will operate automatically, requiring no motor or other mechanism to furnish the power, and which will be simple in construction, efficient in action, and not liable to derangement in ordinary use. This object is accomplished by utilizing gravity to cause the automatic delivery of a measured quantity of liquid. A vessel or carrier of proper size is arranged to descend when filled by its own Weight, and to be returned when emptied by a counter-weight, or it might be by a spring. It is provided with an automatic discharge, so that when filled and depressed it delivers its contents at the delivery pipe. This automatic discharge is preferably a siphon. The receptacle is filled by a Valve controlling the outlet from the reservoir, said valve being automatically opened when the vessel or carrier rises. The means for automatically actuating the valve may be of any suitable construction. The carrier is normally held by a catch or detent in its lowest position, this catch or detent being arranged to be tripped by the deposit of a coin of proper value in the coin-slot.

In the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification, Figure I is a vertical section, Fig, II a plan view, and Fig. III a detail in vertical section of the inlet valve.

The working parts are inclosed in a box or casing A, having a coin-slot B,from which extends a chute or carrier 1). D is a lever carried by a rock-shaft D, journaled in hangers or supports, said lever having at one end the coin-receptacle d, which receives the coin from the mouth of the chute b. The other end of the lever D is provided with a weight d, which is screwed onto the threaded end 01 of the lever and is adjustable lengthwise thereof. The

function of weight d, is to keep lever D normally depressed at that end. The receptacle d is on the long arm of lover D, which should be of sufficient length to insure the oscillation of the lever by the Weight of the coin used to operate the apparatus. The shaft D upon which the lever D is secured is provided with a pin or projection d which extends toward the weight end of the lever. Upon said shaft is loosely hung a catch or detent E,which extends down and engages with lever F, as hereinafter described. Catch E is provided with a weighted portion 6 which serves to keep the catch normally bearing against the end of lever E. Upon the weighted end of catch E is a pin or stop 6 in position to be struck by the pin d when shaft D is turned in the proper direction. shaftf supported by hangers f and has at one end the liquid-carrier or vessel f which is of proper size to contain the amount of liquid to be delivered each time the apparatus is operated. The opposite end of lever F is provided with a counter-weight f which may be adjusted longitudinally of the lever. The function of counter-weight f 4 is to lift the vessel or carrierf when empty.

The liquid is supplied from a suitable tank or reservoir through a pipe G which is provided with a screw-thread g for connection with the tank or reservoir. This pipe G ex.- tends through the casing A and into the receptacle f In this pipe is a puppet-valve I-I, whose stem extends down through the pipe so far that its lower extremity h is in such position that it will be struck by the bottom of the water-carrier f when the latter rises, whereby the Valve will be lifted off its seat, and the water or other liquid will flow through pipe G and fill the carrier or Vessel f The latteris provided with an automatic discharge in the form of a siphon I, the long leg of which Lever F is pivoted on a discharges into the small vessel J from which the liquid flows through the delivery pipe K.

The operation of the device is as follows: Let us suppose the carrier f to be depressed, as after a delivery of its contents. The catch E then engages and holds lever F, with the carrier f in its lowest position. This is the normal condition of the apparatus. A coin inserted into the chute Z), falls into receptacle d, and the weight thereof depresses lever D, raising the weighted end. This movement causes the projection 01 to trip the catch E, and release lever F. hen the coin rolls out of receptacle (1, lever D swings back to its first position. As soon as lever F is released from catch E, carrier f is raised by the action of counter-Weight f, and in its ascent it lifts valve H and immediately begins to fill. The liquid continues to pour into the vessel f until a sufficient quantity has entered to overbalance the weight f The carrier then begins to descend, but it moves through a considerable distance before the valve I-I closes and the flow of liquid is checked. Carrier f is therefore sure to receive enough liquid to cause its complete descent, and when it has returned to its normal position it is caught and held by detent E, until again released by the deposit of a coin. The action of the siphon I begins as soon as the level of the water in vessel 1 reaches a height sufficient to overflow the long branch of the siphon, and the discharge continues until the vessel is empty.

Having now fully described my said invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a coin controlled apparatus for vending liquids, the combination with a movable liquid carrier, a filling valve opened by the ascent of the same, a catch for normally retaining the carrier in its lowered position, a coin actuated lever for releasing said catch and allowing the carrier to ascend whereby the filling valve is opened, and a siphon discharge for the carrier thrown into operation when the liquid therein reaches a certain predetermined height, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HARRY W. GORE.

Witnesses:

PHILIP MAURO, JONATHAN OILLEY. 

